School: Cooneal (roll number 6416)

Location:
Coonealmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Patrick Timbin
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  1. A Noted Man
    Tom Mulloy, who lived in the "half-way house", midway between Ballina and Killala, was a noted and clever man.
    Once he made a chair out of bog oak and presented it to Queen Victoria who was the queen of England. The chair, when it was brought over to England, could not be opened out. Tom, himself went over and opened it. He got a hand-some present from the Queen. He made other chairs also. There are some of them in some houses in Ballina yet. He also presented a chair to Mr. Knox of Rappa Castle.
    He once got a big stone, weighing two tons. He set to work to carve the stone. He made a beautiful statue of his father out of it. It is still to be seen in Crosspatrick graveyard, about one mile south of Killala, standing over his father's grave.
    He did these works although he never learned any trade.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Mangan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coonealmore, Co. Mayo